• Physical and Health Education
• Computer (often called information and communication technology or ICT)
• Drama etc.

At Brainisland School, PHE is also taught as a subject. Our PHE (Physical and Health Education) curriculum in Elementary is designed to teach children about staying safe, looking after themselves and living a healthy lifestyle.

Brainisland School is a happy and healthy place to learn. We strive to promote, through topics and in lots of other ways, children’s personal, social, spiritual and emotional development. Although this is not a statutory subject, it is one included in the National Curriculum and our school makes provision for PHE and E-Safety.

How are children assessed in Elementary?

At the end of every term, children’s abilities are formally assessed. The Rising Stars optional tests are also written at the end of the year to benchmark our children against National Standards. How well they do in these assessments is measured against the level/skills expected by the end of each year.

At the end of Year 6, children take the Cambridge Primary Checkpoints exams.

Which tests are taken in Elementary?

• English grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • English reading (reading and understanding text)
  • Mathematics
  • Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics)